Luke 14:25-33 I hear the words of Jesus now and I am struck by how close they hit to home. At least for me. Perhaps for you as well. Of how we come to junctures in our lives on which all the rest turns. As individuals, yes. As families. And as bodies of believers. As …
Tag: Pentecost 13C
Paul’s Pastoral Heart: Philemon, Onesimus, and More…
Philemon 1-21 I got drawn into the letter to Philemon this week, in part because its place in our readings next Sunday offers us the chance to reflect on an entire book of the Bible. Unlike Paul’s other letters, its succinctness allows us to focus on one or two important things and to wonder together …
Not Peace But Division
Luke 12:49-56 The words of Jesus are hard to hear today….and yet I have learned that what he points to, while painful, often simply is. And so it is that the story I share now still lies close to my heart — never mind that the memory is nearly 40 years old, it still pains …